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Highlights Chicago Inc

Panel upgrade electrician based in Chicago.

  • License active

202 jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2026: 180 panel upgrades, 22 EV charger installations. 5th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.

What the public records show

From the city's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.

QuestionRecords showMark
Licensed?License ECC96456, active in the city's records on Oct 2, 2026Electrical Contractor (General)We found this license by the business name. No other active license has that name.Checks out
Jobs on record202 jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2026: 180 panel upgrades, 22 EV charger installations5th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Chicago permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026.

Records: the city Department of Buildings and City of Chicago permits.

Cost and timing

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $8,450 (half list more, half less)

That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What panel upgrade jobs cost in Chicago.

Get 2 or 3 written quotes.

Permit wait

Across Chicago, panel upgrade permits usually take same day to be issued

How long panel upgrade jobs take.

Track record

84 jobs in the last 12 months, up from 39 the year before

Q3 2021: 1 jobQ4 2021: 7 jobsQ2 2022: 5 jobsQ3 2022: 5 jobsQ4 2022: 9 jobsQ1 2023: 7 jobsQ2 2023: 6 jobsQ3 2023: 7 jobsQ4 2023: 8 jobsQ1 2024: 9 jobsQ2 2024: 9 jobsQ3 2024: 9 jobsQ4 2024: 12 jobsQ1 2025: 7 jobsQ2 2025: 9 jobsQ3 2025: 11 jobsQ4 2025: 26 jobsQ1 2026: 21 jobsQ2 2026: 19 jobsQ3 2026: 15 jobsBusiest: 26 jobs20222023202420252026
Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 26 jobs, October to December 2025. Across Chicago, all contractors together had 8% more panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Jobs by kind of work

Latest jobs

Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.

DateWorkOn the permit form
Sep 20, 2026Panel upgrade$38,440
Sep 14, 2026Panel upgrade$3,380
Sep 14, 2026Panel upgrade$16,840
Sep 13, 2026Panel upgrade$31,260
Sep 10, 2026Panel upgrade$8,680
Sep 10, 2026Panel upgrade$18,000
Sep 10, 2026EV charger$18,000
Aug 25, 2026Panel upgrade$16,000
Aug 23, 2026Panel upgrade$13,680
Aug 23, 2026Panel upgrade$2,720
Aug 23, 2026EV charger$2,720
Aug 10, 2026Panel upgrade$2,460
Aug 8, 2026Panel upgrade$2,240
Aug 8, 2026Panel upgrade$38,940
Jul 11, 2026Panel upgrade$5,000
Jun 25, 2026Panel upgrade$4,800
Jun 5, 2026Panel upgrade$12,000
Jun 5, 2026Panel upgrade$3,500
Jun 3, 2026Panel upgrade$8,340
Jun 3, 2026EV charger$8,340
Jun 2, 2026Panel upgrade$2,750
Jun 2, 2026EV charger$2,750
Jun 2, 2026Panel upgrade$4,660
Jun 2, 2026Panel upgrade$2,240
May 23, 2026Panel upgrade$64,840
May 23, 2026Panel upgrade$9,680
May 12, 2026Panel upgrade$14,440
May 2, 2026Panel upgrade$6,880
Apr 30, 2026Panel upgrade$9,680
Apr 19, 2026Panel upgrade$11,680
Apr 15, 2026Panel upgrade$4,840
Apr 11, 2026Panel upgrade$7,680
Apr 5, 2026Panel upgrade$5,280
Apr 1, 2026Panel upgrade$7,880
Mar 27, 2026Panel upgrade$1,800
Mar 18, 2026Panel upgrade$2,180
Mar 18, 2026EV charger$2,180
Mar 18, 2026Panel upgrade$3,020
Mar 11, 2026Panel upgrade$12,880
Mar 10, 2026Panel upgrade$19,860

What to ask before you hire

About Highlights Chicago Inc

  • Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
  • Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.

Worth asking any panel upgrade electrician

  • Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
  • What size panel, and does the utility need to change the service to my house?
  • Who arranges the power shutoff with the utility?
  • Who pulls the permit, and who meets the inspector?

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